About the Author

Nick Arenas

Nick Arenas is an intern for Loss Prevention Media Group. He was raised just a few miles from the LPM office. Currently, Nick is senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He will be graduating soon with his Bachelor's in Criminal Justice.

Articles by Nick Arenas

While society often imagines the shoplifter as someone stealing food or toiletries out of necessity to survive, often this is not the case. In fact, one study notes that socio-economic status is not an accurate predictor for potential shoplifting.[1]

Many habitual shoplifters report stealing almost twice a week, and shoplifting is

Restaurant employees can hurt profitability in a variety of different ways. Rarely is restaurant theft as simple as taking money from the cash register. Given that restaurants operate on incredibly narrow margins, it is important to identify and reduce the opportunities for employee theft. Here are five common ways in which

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